Río Bocay, Lower, Nicaragua (click here for the Nicaragua table of rivers)

river photo

Class: II (III-) ; Flow: 400-700 cfs; Average Gradient: 2 m/km; Portages: yes; Length: up to 31 km; Time: up to 5 hours

Season: June to October ; rafts? if high; Highlights: gentle on the soul; Crux move: buying gas for the car

Put-In: Puente El Tigre (291 m) or Calichones (275 m); Take-Out: Luz de Bocay (252 m) or Ayapal (239 m)

Description: (click here for general notes about my descriptions)

The Río Bocay can be added to the list of rivers not really worth the drive out to this part of the country. (I came out here hoping to hit the upstream sections but flows were too low.) But if you are looking for a long gentle river then the Bocay certainly fits the bill.

A full description is in the Mayan Whitewater El Salvador, Honduras, & Nicaragua guidebook.

Descent History: I ran this in October 2017, with 500 cfs at the PI.